“Normally they'll go up for auction; they'll go for just a couple bucks. But he was willing to buy the parts to fix them up to make them as good as possible. And we could give them to families with children maybe not able to afford a bike,” Norwood Police Chief William Kramer said.

The bikes are often recovered from a theft or found on the street. Officers will hold each bike for a period of time to see if someone comes forward to claim it. They also check all of the bikes against any theft reports.

The department currently has nine bikes ready to be given away. They ask that anyone requesting a bike be a Norwood resident, and bring the child receiving the bike with them to pick it up.

For more information on how to get a bike, or if you are interested in helping Norwood PD with the bike giveaway, you can contact Lieutenant Ron Murphy at 513-458-4545 or go to the Norwood PD Facebook page.